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Missing Jesse Albertine Hoover 
Hoover, approximately 1983 Date reported missing : 05/20/1983 Missing location (approx) : Millinocket, Maine Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 06/13/1929 (92) Age at the time of disappearance: 54 years old Height / Weight : 5'8 - 5'10, 240 - 250 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue windbreaker, blue jeans and a blue shirt, and carrying a blue knapsack. Medical conditions : Hoover has epilepsy and needs medication. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Graying brown hair, blue eyes.. Hoover's two bottom teeth are missing. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hoover was last seen on May 20, 1983 at the Baxter State Park Headquarters in Millinocket, Maine. She had traveled from Texas to Maine to hike the Appalachian Trail, which extends along the East Coast from Maine down to Georgia. She was unfamiliar with the area, had no particular knowledge of hiking and no specialist equipment with her, and no more than $15 or $20 in cash. She planned to wire home for money and pick up her prescriptions as she passed through towns on the way. Hoover was going to climb Mount Katahdin on May 20, but park rangers refused to permit it because they felt she was unprepared. She was last seen at the trailhead of the 100-Mile Wilderness, the most remote stretch of the Appalachian Trail. Although hikers are advised to carry eight to ten days' worth of food through the 100-Mile Wilderness, all Hoover had was some beef jerky. Temperatures in the area reached a high of 72 during the day, but fell down to around thirty degrees that night, and it was raining. Hoover could have developed hypothermia under those conditions. Hoover's sister reported her missing on July 11, almost two months after she was last seen. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of her, and no other area hikers remembered having seen her. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Maine State Police 207-941-4599 September 2021 updates and sources Maine State Police A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Bangor Daily News October 12, 2004. June 12, 2019; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : updated. |